10 Easy Diwali Crafts for Kids

Undoubtedly, plate rangolis tops the list of the best craft ideas for kids. They look gorgeous and are easy to craft! All you need to do is provide your kids with paper plates, sketch pens, sparkles, coloured papers and allow them to put down their masterpiece rangoli on a paper plate. Teach them how to make it or let online videos guide them through. Even better, let them make it from their imagination. Unquestionably, this is one of the best Diwali activities for kids.

If your kids want to make a different type of rangoli, teach them a quilted one. Although this can be a bit time taking, it is one of the easiest craft ideas to unleash their creative side. Just give them two basic ingredients, coloured paper and glue. Now tell them to cut several strips of the paper and make quills from each. Now watch as they assemble all the quilled pieces together to make the rangoli. You will be astonished by how beautiful it can turn out to be in the end. Simple yet beautiful, your kids will surely love this craft idea!

Are there more variants to a rangoli design that your kids can make? Yes, there are. If your kids have playdough at home, they can put them to good use. And even if they don’t, you can get it for them online for the upcoming Diwali celebration with family. Ask your kids to shape the dough into lines, dots, quills and assemble them to form a rangoli.

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The best part about doing this is, you don’t need to purchase anything online. Just give your old stocked up bangles from your drawer to your kids along with glue. Now tell your kids to take one bangle at a time, add glue on top and repeat the process till the desired height is achieved. Now ask them to place a candle inside the space and decorate the exteriors with beads and voila! It is done. This Diwali decoration craft is ready to win hearts!

Engage the kids with Diwali DIY ideas and let them make diyas like never before. Tell them to make handprint diyas or accordion fold diyas this Diwali. Just in case you were thinking, no it isn’t that hard as it might sound. Just some scissors, glue, coloured paper and black marker! To make handprint diyas, tell your kids to place their hand on the coloured paper and mark it around with a black marker. Now let them cut the hand drawing carefully and keep it aside. For diyas, tell them to draw triangular diyas on the paper and allow them to cut that too. Let your child get a bit creative by adding stickers, pompoms, jewels or buttons. Now tell them to place the diya on the paper hand in such a manner that it stands nicely.

If there is a classic craft that still holds importance, this is the one. Paper lantern is one of the best Diwali craft ideas for adults as well as for kids. You need the basic ingredients like paper, beads, buttons, sellotape and glue to give it a structure. How to get started? Just cut four rectangular pieces from the coloured paper of equal size and tell your kids to do the same. Now draw on the paper or make shape holes in it or add beads to make it look fancy - your choice! Once done, stick four of them together to form a rectangular box with open ends. Then, cut another square box to cover any one end. Now hang a bulb through the square box and the lantern is ready to be displayed. Once ready, hang them from the ceiling and watch it add glam to the celebration.

If there is a school craft idea that your kids can utilise for this year’s Diwali, it is a paper leaf toran making. This craft technique is sure to stand out from other decorations. Besides, your kids probably already know how to make it (if not, hello tutorial videos!). Just give them paper, strings and other decorative items. Then watch them cut paper shapes and attach them to strings to make the toran. We can assure you, the results will be splendid. Without a doubt, this is one of the easiest and quickest Diwali craft ideas for kids.

Kalash garland is also a good option for kids to make this Diwali. Similar to the previous craft, this craft can be made within minutes. This time instead of drawing leaves, you kids will draw several kalash and the rest of the procedure is the same.

Another add-on to the list is paper firecrackers. This is amongst the best Diwali crafts for toddlers to unleash their inner artist. Let your kids draw multiple crackers on a piece of paper and paint, colour or design them as they wish. Don’t stop them if they want to accessorise it with beads and buttons. Once they are done, cut the firecrackers out and stick them on the walls. We promise it will enlighten your decoration and these paper firecrackers will not create any pollution!

Flowers can never go wrong with Diwali decoration. In fact, placing them properly can change the entire look of the house. With flowers, there are endless things that can be done to dress up the room during Diwali. And although natural flowers can be bought from the market, it is needless to buy them. Your kids can make it with ease and in the quickest time possible. Just give them some tissue paper and tell them to make flowers out of it. Now let them place it wherever they wish - on top of the rangoli or in a bowl or simply, hang them on the walls. Whatever they do, it will surely enhance the theme of the party.

So, these are some of the Diwali craft ideas. See which one(s) your kids will like the best and make arrangements for that so that your kids can make the crafts. And on that note, Happy Diwali!